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		lostapathy on Jan 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness... Pandemic driven wage increases haven’t been happening long enough to drive just too much automation yet - supply chains and all that would greatly limit how fast that will roll out. It will be interesting if in 5 years I’d wages stay at current levels how much automation displaces them.

pixl97 on Jan 17, 2022 [–]

This pandemic is also coupled with a chip supply shortage that will also increase the cost/difficulty of automating for a bit.

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